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Bran: Medicine price controls are ‘back door’ VAT admission
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) ex-leader yesterday slammed the imposition of price controls on the pharmaceutical industry as a “back door” admission by the Government that reimposing VAT on medicines was a mistake.
Cruise spend ‘antibiotics’ set for December launch
The Ministry of Tourism plans to launch the “antibiotics” that will help cure low cruise visitor spend in downtown Nassau by December 1, a top tourism executive disclosed yesterday.
Fees revolution to help fund $50m health deficit
Health officials will meet today to decide on the implementation of up to 500 fees at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) as they seek to narrow a $50m funding shortfall.
Extended Dorian tax breaks hailed as 'absolutely critical'
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed the extension of Dorian-related tax breaks through the 2020 year-end and beyond as “absolutely critical” to reviving reconstruction in COVID-19’s wake. Ken Hutton, speaking after K Peter Turnque
Minnis: Cruise giant’s PI lease is too long
Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday tacitly admitted that the effective 150-year Crown Land lease granted to Royal Caribbean on Paradise Island was too long as he sought to defend the deal.
Departing casino: GB tourism revival ‘may take months’
Grand Bahama’s departing casino operator has warned “it may take months” for the island’s tourism business to return to pre-Matthew levels, while uncertainty over its key hotel properties “could not have come at a worse time”.
Doctors blast 70% NHI fee reduction
Doctors have slammed the 70 per cent “across-the-board” fee reduction that will be imposed upon them by the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, and warned they will not sign up for “something that will fail”.
Auto dealer chief warns: ‘I’m considering quitting’
The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president yesterday said he was “seriously thinking” of exiting the auto business, with the 5,180 increase in vehicle imports highlighting the “over-saturated” market’s woes.
Standing out in the crowd
By Deidre Bastian It's no secret that the Internet has tremendously impacted the advertising industry, and online ads are continuing to increase in volume each year. But does this indicate that print advertising is over and will die a slow death? A frien
Standing out in the crowd
By Deidre Bastian It's no secret that the Internet has tremendously impacted the advertising industry, and online ads are continuing to increase in volume each year. But does this indicate that print advertising is over and will die a slow death? A frien
Standing out in the crowd
By Deidre Bastian It's no secret that the Internet has tremendously impacted the advertising industry, and online ads are continuing to increase in volume each year. But does this indicate that print advertising is over and will die a slow death? A frien
It’s now time for Christie to take control and stop the nonsense
ACCORDING to our outspoken Fred Mitchell, who preens himself on being the Bahamas’ Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister, and is wont to let his month run ahead of whatever good sense he might still have, has now informed a foreign investor that he should “consider making the appropriate steps to live elsewhere” if he cannot conform with the expected conduct of “economic guests.”
DIANE PHILLIPS: How many could have survived Dorian if they’d known how to swim?
The enormous economic toll of Hurricane Dorian continues to shake The Bahamas with Finance Minister Peter Turnquest this week confirming we were borrowing hundreds of millions more to help rebuild our devastated islands.
50th Annual Heart Ball lives up to expectations
FOR THE 50th time around patrons at the Annual Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Ball enjoyed a night of glitz, glamour and fun. The ballroom at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort, last Saturday, was filled with shades of gold, black and cream.
Lower losses save Water Corp $6.5m
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has saved $6.5 million through the first two years of its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction project, its general manager telling Tribune Business that its daily water losses had been cut in half.
NPBA: Specialists, Giants in win column
THE Uptown Cuts Specialists and TMT Giants both won their second games of the New Providence Basketball Association’s 2019/20 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the men’s Division One feature contest, the Specialists pulled off a
Valley Boys taking legal action after Roots declared New Year's winner
THE Valley Boys Junkanoo group is taking legal action against the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP), amidst revelations that the Roots Junkanoo group have been declared the official winner of the New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade.
Eliminations begin on Hugh Campbell day 4
Day four of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally produces the first group of eliminations in the annual tournament as the field starts to dwindle headed into mid-term break for most schools.
Super Bowl ad part of $14m campaign
THE MINISTRY of Tourism officially debuted its first in a series of commercials for the Bahamas during the Super Bowl at a cost of $197,000, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.
BEC: Its 35% 'too high' heat rate costs millions
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) could generate multi-million dollar savings for its long-suffering customers by simply bringing its fuel burning efficiency in to line with the global industry average, it was revealed yesterday.
